I’m going to
have to have a grumble about mascaras. I’ve
bought four in the last few weeks and I’m disappointed in all of them.
A few years
ago, I was happily using Max Factor’s Xperience mascara but they discontinued it.
Seeing as there
is a new mascara being launched every five minutes, it’s very tempting to ditch
your trusted favourite for the next best thing but as it turns out, this can
prove expensive and frustrating.
So here goes my
grumbles...I am a big fan of all things Rimmel so I bought their Super Curler
24 (£7). I have such short, straight
lashes – too short for eyelash curlers would you believe – that I thought this
mascara would open up my eyes and give me that curl that I crave. The brush was far too fat for my lashes, I
got mascara all over my lids and left me with no curl whatsoever.
Then
I bought Revlon’s Ultimate All-in-One (£10) – the red-topped mascara. I was seduced by the tiny brush – perfect for
getting down to the roots without making a mess. However, I was in a rush at the time I popped
into Boots and I picked up a brown one and not a black (I’m sure this is done
on purpose so you have to come back and buy the one that you really want. The exact same thing happened to me when I
bought Seventeen’s Falsifeye HD Mascara – the browns were all at the front of
the tray and I picked up a brown in error).
Getting back to Revlon though, I was impressed by the brush so I did go
back and buy the black one. It’s said to
give volume, length, definition, lift and intense colour. It does all of these things actually. I like that it removes really well and that I
don’t have black-smudge-under eye in the mornings. The only downside to this mascara though, is
that it’s very, very wet which feels horrible on the lashes and it takes an age
to dry. Wouldn’t recommend wearing it if
you’re at a wedding or funeral. Due to soggy lashes, it’s put me off buying another one.
Seeing as I was
disappointed with the red top, I then bought Rimmel’s Volume Colourist (£8). I bought this due to its brush – it’s long and
thin and I really like the packaging (love the dusky pink). A
huge bonus to this mascara is that this little beauty is said to tint the
lashes over time. I’ve only used it
twice but even if it did tint my lashes successfully, I wouldn’t make a repeat
purchase. There’s a black and there’s an
extreme black to choose from. I bought
the extreme black but you’d think I’d bought neither as there’s not much colour
off this at all. Very
disappointing. I had to keep layering it
until it looked like I had mascara on.
Therefore, note to self – ignore ALL new mascara advertising and go back to what you loved if they're still available, that is. I do have three favourites and I
probably should just stick with them (until they discontinue them - tut). My
top three do have pros and cons though but not as frustrating as the ones I have mentioned above. The one that I still haven’t bought yet recently and I
loved it back in the 1990’s is Lancome’s Définicils Mascara (£24) – I used to buy it religiously so my
next purchase will definitely have to be this and I hope I won’t be disappointed. My next two are Makeup Revolution’s Viper
(£3) and Seventeen’s Falsifeye HD (£7). Actually, I love to hate this one as it's hard to remove and it leaves your lashes hard and spiky but it does give me fab big lashes!
If you enjoyed reading this mascara blog
then do check out previous posts written last year entitled ‘Mascaras – You can’t
live without them!’ dated 21/08/15 and ‘Once Bitten’ dated 20/05/15.
Enjoy your bank holiday x
